Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,339,872 円
Income Tax
- 57,367 円
National Surtax
- 1,205 円
Health Insurance
- 65,922 円
Pension
- 122,598 円
Unemployment insurance
- 4,020 円
Total tax
- 251,111 円
Net pay
* 1,088,761 円
Marginal tax rate
18.7%
Average tax rate
18.7%
81.3%
Net pay
18.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,088,761 円
Net pay
196,760 円
Tax the employer pays
251,111 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
447,871 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 196,760 円 to pay you 1,339,872 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.34 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.7% tax rate now rises to 29.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,339,872 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 251,111 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,088,761 円 per year, or 90,730 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.7% and your marginal tax rate is 18.7%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 円 in your salary will be taxed 18.74 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 81.26 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 813 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 4,063 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1217738
9.1%
1
Canada
JPY 1032157
23.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 1339872
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 1339872
0.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 1268228
5.4%
3
Pakistan
JPY 1244135
7.2%
4
Taiwan
JPY 1221280
8.9%
5
Malaysia
JPY 1182473
11.8%
6
South Korea
JPY 1180966
11.9%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1176573
12.2%
8
Indonesia
JPY 1162252
13.3%
9
Philippines
JPY 1159815
13.4%
10
Japan
JPY 1088761
18.7%
11
Vietnam
JPY 1074020
19.8%
12
Singapore
JPY 1072065
20.0%
13
India
JPY 1066568
20.4%
14
Kazakhstan
JPY 1061179
20.8%
15
China
JPY 957565
28.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1233352
8.0%
1
Colombia
JPY 1232682
8.0%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1213254
9.5%
3
Guatemala
JPY 1211398
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1199185
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1192486
11.0%
6
Peru
JPY 1172388
12.5%
7
Mexico
JPY 1149960
14.2%
8
Brazil
JPY 1136480
15.2%
9
Chile
JPY 1104055
17.6%
10
Uruguay
JPY 1070558
20.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 869846
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1225420
8.5%
1
Morocco
JPY 1097424
18.1%
2
Mozambique
JPY 1049509
21.7%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 1031913
23.0%
4
Cameroon
JPY 1027128
23.3%
5
Kenya
JPY 1017235
24.1%
6
Angola
JPY 999452
25.4%
7
Ghana
JPY 990044
26.1%
8
Nigeria
JPY 930491
30.6%
9
Uganda
JPY 916121
31.6%
10
Senegal
JPY 911463
32.0%
11
Zambia
JPY 884956
34.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 1272878
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 1272878
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1232681
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1232682
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1205885
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1192488
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1163679
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1047389
21.8%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1033999
22.8%
9
Turkey
JPY 791935
40.9%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Japan, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.